Eosinophilic esophagitis with severe GERD

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 527-529

  Dubecz, Attila ^a   Mentrikoski, Mark ^a   Peters, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 59749090404     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.69     Document Type: Letter

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